Don’t worry. You don’t have to have an angelic face to end up looking like a picture book angel. Hallelujah – anyone can be an angel! This wonderful make-up is perfect for achieving professional results without being a professional make-up artist.

We show you how to turn yourself into a cute elf in a jiffy. We’ve also included a trick or two because not everyone is a professional make-up artist. As with any believable costume, here your face is your number one priority.

Make-up Tutorials for Carnival

More than Major Tom or Thin White Duke, Ziggy Stardust has a special place in the collective memory. This homemade Ziggy Stardust make-up tutorial is our way of paying homage to the glam rock icon. Here we show you how to transform yourself into David Bowie’s alter ego. Look just like him on his 1973 record, Aladdin Sane.

She’s one of the most famous memes ever – in fact, she might just be the meme of all memes. Grumpy Cat! If you feel like being a killjoy or Debbie Downer for Carnival, at cons, cosplay events or just because you like making everyone’s life a little worse (wink wink), our professional Grumpy Cat Make-up Tutorial will help you get the job done well.

Common sense has it that monsters are nasty, mean and downright ugly. That this isn’t the whole truth couldn’t be more apparent in our Wild Thing make-up tutorial: there are monsters of the cute and even wacky variety, too.

Orcs, fairies, trolls, demons, satyrs, elves and other magical creatures all have one thing in common: pointed ears. And because one of our FAQs is “How do I put on my elf ears?” we would like to show you how to fit and adhere them to your ears and style them to match your character.

We’re talking about the brave dwarfs of Middle-earth here, of course. To help you attend every fantasy movie premiere dressed just right we’d like to show you our dwarf make-up how to, created just for you by our in-house make-up professional. Here you’ll learn how to put on the proud dwarf’s glorious facial hair and recreate his rather unhealthy complexion.

Our Halloween Make-up Tutorials

Blood is the horror genre’s vital fluid. A professional-quality blood effect is always a good idea for a simple, last-minute Halloween costume. Here in our DIY blood effects we show you various ways to get the blood flowing!

Zombies are a kind of all-purpose weapon for horror costume fans. Thanks to slasher movies and hit TV series such as “The Walking Dead,” zombies are so deeply rooted in pop culture that you can cut a good figure in an undead costume on Halloween and much more.